Your letters
15:20 UK time, Monday, 31 December 2007
Compared to my mother, Kylie Minogue in no way battled with cancer. She would get up at 6am for the car collecting her at 7:30 and which might come by 10.30am, only for her to be driven all over south London before arriving at the hospital for her treatment at lunchtime. But no lunch for her. After treatment she could be left abandoned for hours in a cold uncomfortable waiting room for her car home. Many times she did not return home until gone 9pm. I do not resent Kylie being cured, but I resent her being honoured for what her money bought her and what was denied to my mother.
Ernest Bull, Bristol, UK.
With regard to your story , it seems a very similar item is shown . Could it be a beer fermentation tank?
Mike Hiddleston, Liverpool
Monitor note:
Re "Time travel film kept for the future". Surely there's no need?
Rob, London, UK
Rob, London (Your letters, 28 December), the phrase "pure theatrical viagra" was used in 1996 by the Daily Telegraph's Charles Spencer to describe Nicole Kidman's nude appearance in the London play "The Blue Room". Happy New Year.
Alex Swanson, Milton Keynes, UK
Dear Joanne Fennessy of the tautological New York, New York (Your letters, 27 December), Jeremy of Thatcham has it right. It DOES matter where these things are made. Not everyone can work in services. If you deny people jobs in manufacturing how do expect them to earn a living to buy something, "regardless [of] where it is made"?
J. Paul Murdock, West Midlands, UK (currently on holiday in Vienna)
Ooh, am I the first for , in wondering how any of the subs failed to use "Champion the Wonder Horse" as the headline?
Steve N, Eastleigh, Hants
News sentence of the year about pitched battles with brooms? Nah, it just has to be "Six injured by exploding fondue."
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales
I've just been told about a cruise holiday featuring traditional upper class activities - I'll fetch my quoits.
Graeme Dixon, Woking, Surrey
Now that phone in competitions are to be reintroduced how about bringing Punorama and the Caption Competition back? Afterall everyone knows that it is only the chosen few that ever get published but we can all live in hope. Since July UK office productivity has been much improved and its about time to give the statisticians some thing else to measure.
Alan, Stockport
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